GAA ‘has role to play in suicide crisis’

The GAA must take the macho image out of its games, if it is to play a part in reducing the number of suicides in the country.

GAA president Liam O’Neill says the GAA has a significant role to play in helping to deal with the suicide crisis.

Mr O’Neill, who is backing a campaign by GAA personalities to raise €100,000 next month in Galway for Pieta House, the suicide and self-harm support centre, said that they need to start working with children to help change the macho image and get people to talk about their troubles.